North Carolina-based self-storage company engages in mobile marketing Secured Storage has earned appsbar.com’s App of the Day award for showcasing how small businesses are utilizing the no-cost app builder at appsbar.com to engage in mobile marketing initiatives. The app serves as the mobile platform for Secured Self Storage in Ashville, NC, a firm providing quality [...]
We come across tons of Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns on a daily basis. Some good, some not so good, as evidenced by the 43.56% success rate of Kickstarter Campaigns.Kickstarter publishes a ton of data about campaigns, backers, money raised, and more. They have a top-level stats page that updates once a day. The 43.56% success rate [...]
We just came across a really interesting Kickstarter campaign: TimberHarmony Dock Lamp. The TimberHarmony Dock Lamp (above) is a multi-purpose, customizable docking station. This is a stunning take on the standard docking station. The TimberHarmony is "made and polished by hand from solid black walnut wood."TimberHarmony Kickstarter Campaign While the dock station is purpose built, the [...]
The International Society For Technology In Education (ISTE) conference is headed to Atlanta Georgia June 28th through July 1st. ISTE is the largest education technology conference in the United States and will see thousands of educators, education innovators and technology manufacturers converge in Atlanta to see and learn the latest about education and technology and [...]
On Monday April 21, Apple announced a new initiative. As a part of a broader marketing focus on the environmental impact of Apple, or rather the lack thereof, the Cupertino company announced that, "every Apple Retail Store will now take back Apple products for free and recycle them responsibly."Lisa Jackson - Apple Vice President of Environmental [...]
The cost of creating blockbuster television like House Of Cards and Orange Is The New Black is starting to prove costly for the pay for streaming service, Netflix. Although the company hasn't pegged a date just yet, they have said that sometime this quarter they plan on increasing the price of their monthly subscription rate [...]
"You've Got Mail" is the iconic phrase performed by voice over actor Elwood Edwards in 1989. The phrase was used to let AOL users know that they have new email in their email box. Edwards also performed the trademark "Welcome" that millions of AOL users heard as they signed onto the company's dial up service. [...]
Shocker! Getting kids to brush their teeth is a challenge. If you're the parent of a school aged child, like myself, we know that getting kids to brush their teeth can be a challenge. At the same time, if you can get your kids into the habit of brushing their teeth early, they'll stay hooked. [...]
Thanks to the invention of smartphones, computers and websites, people don't often have to guess what the lyrics are to their favorite songs on the radio. One quick Google search and you can find the words to just about every song ever published. The problem is those lyrics come back from a variety of websites. [...]
In just under six years, the term MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) has gone from a vague, abstract idea to becoming, "the academic buzzword du jour."Chris Parr,Times Higher Education, "Mooc creators criticise courses’ lack of creativity," 17 October 2013 In just the past few years, MOOCs have exploded. Companies like Coursera, EdX, Udemy, Khan Academy and countless others, paved [...]
